{"id":7717,"date":"2014-09-08T00:14:13","date_gmt":"2014-09-08T04:14:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/elleeye.com\/dev\/enx\/?p=7717"},"modified":"2014-09-29T22:18:15","modified_gmt":"2014-09-30T02:18:15","slug":"fremont-ca-efis-11-must-see-ems-awards-set-a-new-all-time-record-winning-products-reflect-continuous-commitment-to-innovation-from-efi-on-display-at-graph-expo-2014","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/news\/2014\/09\/fremont-ca-efis-11-must-see-ems-awards-set-a-new-all-time-record-winning-products-reflect-continuous-commitment-to-innovation-from-efi-on-display-at-graph-expo-2014\/","title":{"rendered":"Fremont, CA: EFI\u2019s 11 MUST SEE \u2019EMS Awards Set a New, All-time Record  Winning products reflect continuous commitment to innovation from EFI on display at Graph Expo 2014"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>FREMONT, California \u2013 September 8, 2014 &#8212; <a href=\"http:\/\/link.scsend.net\/mVfd?recipient_id=140EJoApU7qi9NbFN1JAbNDf5vH3H8SyoB\" target=\"_blank\">EFI<\/a>\u2122 (Nasdaq: EFII), a world leader in customer-focused digital printing innovation, earned 11 awards in the annual MUST SEE \u2019EMS graphic arts technology competition \u2013 winning the most honors ever presented to a single company for the fourth consecutive year. EFI\u2019s MUST SEE \u2019EMS awards recognize EFI Inkjet, Productivity Software and Fiery\u00ae products that fuel printing comp anies\u2019 success, giving them the power to optimize their operations and profitably win new business.<\/p>\n<p>The MUST SEE \u2019EMS competition recognizes the most compelling new products to be presented at North America\u2019s largest annual graphic arts trade show, Graph Expo. EFI\u2019s 11 awards are the most ever presented to any company, surpassing the eight MUST SEE \u2019EMS that EFI took home in 2013.<\/p>\n<p>The technologies earning awards this year drive value for print professionals seeking new paths to more profitability. For example, one 2014 MUST SEE \u2019EMS-winning product, the hybrid roll\/flatbed EFI H1625 LED printer, is an entry-level, LED-based production wide-format device that offers higher-value printing. Users benefit from EFI\u2019s industry-leading white ink and its LED inkjet capabilities, which give them the ability to print on a wider range of substrates thanks to energy efficient \u201ccool cure\u201d technology.<\/p>\n<p>One of the very first EFI customers to operate this new printer, Gregg Kruse, owner of the FASTSIGNS franchise in Gladstone, Mo., can print backlit displays and full-color aluminum composite street signs more efficiently because the printer does not require swapping out inks to run jobs that require white.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe EFI H1625 is faster than our last hybrid printer and it prints more accurately,\u201d Kruse said. \u201cI know other businesses that have white ink capabilities on their printers but do not use it because of the time they lose switching to white ink. Our new EFI printer solves that problem.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/MustSeeEm_Logo.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-7872\" src=\"http:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/MustSeeEm_Logo-227x300.jpg\" alt=\"MustSeeEm_Logo\" width=\"227\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a>An award-winning portfolio of products coming to Graph Expo<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>EFI\u2019s 2014 MUST SEE \u2019EMS-winning products, with categories shown in parenthesis, include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>EFI CRM for Monarch ERP software (Sales and Order Entry)<\/li>\n<li>EFI IQuote (Sales and Order Entry)<\/li>\n<li>EFI Fiery proServer for Cretaprint, version 1.4 (Prepress and Premedia)<\/li>\n<li>EFI Fiery Color Profiler Suite, version 4.6 \u2013 Express Profiler (Color Management and Quality Control)<\/li>\n<li>The EFI H1625 LED printer (Pressroom: Wide-Format)<\/li>\n<li>The EFI VUTEk GS2000LX Pro printer with UltraDrop\u2122 Technology (Pressroom: Wide-Format)<\/li>\n<li>The EFI VUTEk HS100 Pro UV inkjet press material edge guide system (Pressroom: Wide-Format)<\/li>\n<li>The EFI Monarch Mailing Module (Imprinting, Mailing, Shipping and Fulfillment)<\/li>\n<li>EFI SmartLinc software (Imprinting, Mailing, Shipping and Fulfillment)<\/li>\n<li>The EFI Enterprise Automated Workflow (Management Systems)<\/li>\n<li>EFI Fiery Digital Embossing (The Future of Print)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u201cStanding still is not an option for businesses in the graphic arts industry, considering the continuous change printing companies face today in their clients\u2019 marketing needs,\u201d said Guy Gecht, CEO of EFI. \u201cThat is why EFI is so committed to our extensive R&amp;D. We are thrilled and honored that the MUST SEE \u2019EMS judges deemed these 11 products as worthy of this prestigious award.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Graphic Arts Show Company, which directs both the Graph Expo tradeshow and the MUST SEE \u2019EMS competition, is hosting a free, one-hour webinar highlighting all of this year\u2019s MUST SEE \u2019EMS winners on Tuesday, September 9 at 1:00 p.m. EDT. Details and registration information are available at: <a href=\"http:\/\/link.scsend.net\/mVfe?recipient_id=140EJoApU7qi9NbFN1JAbNDf5vH3H8SyoB\" target=\"_blank\">www.mustseeems.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>EFI is exhibiting in booth 1902 at Graph Expo 2014, which takes place September 28 to October 1 at McCormick Place in Chicago. For more information about EFI products, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/link.scsend.net\/mVfd?recipient_id=140EJoApU7qi9NbFN1JAbNDf5vH3H8SyoB\" target=\"_blank\">www.efi.com<\/a> or contact 800-875-7117.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Media Alert:<\/strong> EFI\u2019s Graph Expo 2014 press conference will be held on Monday, September 29 at 12:00 noon in the Press Briefing Room (S502a) at McCormick Place South. Lunch will be provided. Please RSVP by emailing holly.orourke@efi.com.<\/p>\n<p><strong>About EFI<\/strong><br \/>\nEFI\u2122 (<a href=\"http:\/\/link.scsend.net\/mVfd?recipient_id=140EJoApU7qi9NbFN1JAbNDf5vH3H8SyoB\" target=\"_blank\">www.efi.com<\/a>) is a worldwide provider of products, technology and services leading the transformation of analog to digital imaging. Based in Silicon Valley, with offices around the globe, the company&#8217;s powerful integrated product portfolio includes digital front-end servers; superwide, wide-format, label and ceramic inkjet presses and inks; production workflow, web to print, and business automation software; and office, enterprise and mobile cloud solutions. These products allow users to produce, communicate and share information in an easy and effective way, and enable businesses to increase their profits, productivity, and efficiency.<\/p>\n<p>Follow EFI Online:<br \/>\nFollow us on Twitter: @EFI_Print_Tech<br \/>\nFind us on Facebook: <a href=\"http:\/\/link.scsend.net\/mVff?recipient_id=140EJoApU7qi9NbFN1JAbNDf5vH3H8SyoB\" target=\"_blank\">www.facebook.com\/EFI.Digital.Print.Technology<\/a><br \/>\nView us on YouTube: <a href=\"http:\/\/link.scsend.net\/mVfg?recipient_id=140EJoApU7qi9NbFN1JAbNDf5vH3H8SyoB\" target=\"_blank\">www.youtube.com\/EFIDigitalPrintTech<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FREMONT, California \u2013 September 8, 2014 &#8212; EFI\u2122 (Nasdaq: EFII), a world leader in customer-focused digital printing innovation, earned 11 awards in the annual MUST SEE \u2019EMS graphic arts technology competition \u2013 winning the most honors ever presented to a single company for the fourth consecutive year. EFI\u2019s MUST SEE \u2019EMS awards recognize EFI Inkjet, Productivity Software and Fiery\u00ae products that fuel printing comp anies\u2019 success, giving them the power to optimize their operations and profitably win new business. The MUST SEE \u2019EMS competition recognizes the most compelling new products to be presented at North America\u2019s largest annual graphic arts trade show, Graph Expo. EFI\u2019s 11 awards are the most ever presented to any company, surpassing the eight MUST SEE \u2019EMS that EFI took home in 2013. The technologies earning awards this year drive value for print professionals seeking new paths to more profitability. For example, one 2014 MUST SEE \u2019EMS-winning product, the hybrid roll\/flatbed EFI H1625 LED printer, is an entry-level, LED-based production wide-format device that offers higher-value printing. Users benefit from EFI\u2019s industry-leading white ink and its LED inkjet capabilities, which give them the ability to print on a wider range of substrates thanks to energy efficient \u201ccool cure\u201d technology. One of the very first EFI customers to operate this new printer, Gregg Kruse, owner of the FASTSIGNS franchise in Gladstone, Mo., can print backlit displays and full-color aluminum composite street signs more efficiently because the printer does not require swapping out inks to run jobs that require white. \u201cThe EFI H1625 is faster than our last hybrid printer and it prints more accurately,\u201d Kruse said. \u201cI know other businesses that have white ink capabilities on their printers but do not use it because of the time they lose switching to white ink. Our new EFI printer solves that problem.\u201d An award-winning portfolio of products coming to Graph Expo EFI\u2019s 2014 MUST SEE \u2019EMS-winning products, with categories shown in parenthesis, include: EFI CRM for Monarch ERP software (Sales and Order Entry) EFI IQuote (Sales and Order Entry) EFI Fiery proServer for Cretaprint, version 1.4 (Prepress and Premedia) EFI Fiery Color Profiler Suite, version 4.6 \u2013 Express Profiler (Color Management and Quality Control) The EFI H1625 LED printer (Pressroom: Wide-Format) The EFI VUTEk GS2000LX Pro printer with UltraDrop\u2122 Technology (Pressroom: Wide-Format) The EFI VUTEk HS100 Pro UV inkjet press material edge guide system (Pressroom: Wide-Format) The EFI Monarch Mailing Module (Imprinting, Mailing, Shipping and Fulfillment) EFI SmartLinc software (Imprinting, Mailing, Shipping and Fulfillment) The EFI Enterprise Automated Workflow (Management Systems) EFI Fiery Digital Embossing (The Future of Print) \u201cStanding still is not an option for businesses in the graphic arts industry, considering the continuous change printing companies face today in their clients\u2019 marketing needs,\u201d said Guy Gecht, CEO of EFI. \u201cThat is why EFI is so committed to our extensive R&amp;D. We are thrilled and honored that the MUST SEE \u2019EMS judges deemed these 11 products as worthy of this prestigious award.\u201d The Graphic Arts Show Company, which directs both the Graph Expo tradeshow and the MUST SEE \u2019EMS competition, is hosting a free, one-hour webinar highlighting all of this year\u2019s MUST SEE \u2019EMS winners on Tuesday, September 9 at 1:00 p.m. EDT. Details and registration information are available at: www.mustseeems.com. EFI is exhibiting in booth 1902 at Graph Expo 2014, which takes place September 28 to October 1 at McCormick Place in Chicago. For more information about EFI products, visit www.efi.com or contact 800-875-7117. Media Alert: EFI\u2019s Graph Expo 2014 press conference will be held on Monday, September 29 at 12:00 noon in the Press Briefing Room (S502a) at McCormick Place South. Lunch will be provided. Please RSVP by emailing holly.orourke@efi.com. About EFI EFI\u2122 (www.efi.com) is a worldwide provider of products, technology and services leading the transformation of analog to digital imaging. Based in Silicon Valley, with offices around the globe, the company&#8217;s powerful integrated product portfolio includes digital front-end servers; superwide, wide-format, label and ceramic inkjet presses and inks; production workflow, web to print, and business automation software; and office, enterprise and mobile cloud solutions. These products allow users to produce, communicate and share information in an easy and effective way, and enable businesses to increase their profits, productivity, and efficiency. Follow EFI Online: Follow us on Twitter: @EFI_Print_Tech Find us on Facebook: www.facebook.com\/EFI.Digital.Print.Technology View us on YouTube: www.youtube.com\/EFIDigitalPrintTech<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":67,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[86],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7717"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/67"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7717"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7717\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7873,"href":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7717\/revisions\/7873"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7717"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7717"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7717"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}